PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Daniel Dias of Brazil competes in the Men's 200m Freestyle S5 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161024085956149_GettyImages-600949720.jpg)
Daniel Dias named ‘Male Athlete of the Year’ by GQ
“My biggest legacy was to show the value of a person with impairment,” said Brazil’s most decorated Paralympian.
![US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal](/sites/default/files/images/160124105145513_DSC_3261_large.jpg)
2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge to kick off
The four-team event will take place in Charlottetown, Canada, between 4-10 December, with the hosts, the USA, South Korea and Norway competing.
![Flag bearer Ibrahim Al Hussein of Syria leads the Independent Paralympic Athletes team entering the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161201104515749_GettyImages-600032106_0.jpg)
Chef de Mission Sainsbury: ‘Rio 2016 my proudest moment’
Tony Sainsbury, who led two refugee Para athletes at September’s Paralympics, reflects on his experiences.
![No. 31 High profile figures support Rio 2016 and the Paralympic Movement](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/ZWxfE57_xYMUgb8y_DL6AGayzzmmf793KnKBD3qqG2M.jpg?itok=3S0TwtVC)
No. 31 High profile figures support Rio 2016 and the Paralympic Movement
Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis were amongst those who publicly supported the Paralympic Movement this year.
![Allianz Zagreb, Croatia - ‘Be the Missing Piece’ sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb](/sites/default/files/images/161201121305351_croatia.jpg)
NPC Croatia, Allianz Zagreb project wins award
‘Be the Missing Piece’ was chosen the best sponsorship project by the Slovenian Marketing Association at a two-day conference in Portoroz, Slovenia.
![Two ice sledge hockey players on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/161130141553721_Japan%2BTomakomai.jpg)
Monthly preview: December 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
![Marcel Hug, Samwel Kimani, Tatyana McFadden, El Amin Chentouf and Prawat Wahoram.](/sites/default/files/images/161201082124236_FotorCreated.jpg)
Para athletics season in review: distance events
Find out some of the highlights that lit up the world of Para athletics in 2016.
![Xu Qing](/sites/default/files/images/161201093446542_Xu%2BQing.jpg)
Xu Qing cherishes 10th Paralympic gold
The veteran flirts with the idea of retirement after a fourth Paralympics, but still has interest in Tokyo 2020.
![No. 32 Devos surprises, Partyka and Paovic hold firm](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/c9MB4ZiJPty6LhBADHcDbmWfbbjT1E44by7r71wm_tk.jpg?itok=mXasJKR1)
No. 32 Devos surprises, Partyka and Paovic hold firm
From the youngest male Paralympic champion ever to Partyka’s fourth consecutive table tennis at Rio 2016 left many memorable moments.
Finalists announced for the 2016 Australian Paralympic Awards
The winners will be revealed at a Gala Ceremony in Sydney on 8 December